What color is #948D74?

#948D74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #948D74?

The RGB value is 148, 141, 116: 148 red, 141 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #948D74?

The complementary color is #747B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #948D74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#948D74 color

#948D74 rgb(148, 141, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #948D74 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 55.3% green and 45.5% blue (148, 141, 116).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#948D74 color codes

HEX	`#948D74`
RGB	`rgb(148, 141, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 55.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.61, -1.7, 14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.61, 14.4, 96.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.89, 26.607, 20.344)`
Decimal	`9735540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #948D74, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #948D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#948D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #948D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #948d74; }
.text { color: #948d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 141 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #948d74, #8b9474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #948D74?: #948D74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #948D74?: The RGB value is 148, 141, 116: 148 red, 141 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #948D74?: The complementary color is #747B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #948D74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.